Most of our patients come to me with a desire to lose weight or fat. Most doctors would have you believe that weight loss is ALL a matter of calories in and calories burned. Let me tell you that it is much more complicated than that. For example, we have all
Let’s talk about small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or SIBO and understand how hypochlorhydria and gut health play an important role in it. What happens when the migrating motor complex (gastric emptying and gut mobility) slows down due to poor autonomic input from the brain into the gut? An extremely common
“Why can’t my Gastroenterologist get me better?” This is a common question I encounter weekly. In this week’s blog I will use my 30 years of experience managing digestive disorders to hopefully give you some answers. Typically, what I have observed over the years is that patients with digestive problems
Dysbiosis, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth, and Irritable Bowel Syndrome are chronic conditions that affect millions of Americans. Maintaining a healthy balance of bacteria which are an essential part of general gut health. The gut microbiome is home to more than 400 species of bacteria, yeast, and other fungi known as Flora. Flora can be found throughout
Leaky gut, or “intestinal permeability,” is a condition in which the lining of the small intestine becomes damaged. This causes undigested food particles, toxic waste products, and bacteria to “leak” through the intestines and flood the bloodstream. The foreign substances entering the blood can cause an inflammatory response in the
There are over 100 trillion microbes that live in or on us (about 1,000 different species) which include many bacteria and some yeast. These microbes reside in our gut, skin, mucus membranes, upper respiratory tract and lower genital-urinary tract. When these 100 trillion microbes are in the correct amount, they